Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-20
WISCONSIN, LEGESLATURE.
Senate.


MADISON, April 1.-THE Assembly bill
to appropriate money to various county
agricultural associations was eoncurred in;
also the Milwaukee assessor and police
bills. The governor returned to the Senate
the bill to loan $15 600 from the trust
funds to the Oshkosh Arrnory Association
with his veto, because he thinks it is not
good policy for the state go make such
loans. The Senate on receiving the veto,
killed the other armory loan bills.
MADISON, April 12.-Assembly bills we're
concurrtd in: Amending the charter of the
city of Ahnapee; TO repeal the law author
izing the town OF Marinette to join with the
municipalities. of Michigan in the construc-
tiOn of q bridge across the Menominee Riv-
er. On Motion of Mr.. Hulburt the vote
was reconsidered by which the bill was con-
Cured in to establish state institution
for the care and custody OF idiotic and en-
feebled children and to app opriate Ger tain
sums of money therein named. Mr.. Kidd
offered an amendment making the govern
ment school uniform with that of
other state institutions. The bill
was concurred in as amended. Other
Assembly bills were concurred in: Ap
priating 81 to the State Agricultural So
ciety for the purchase of state fair grounds
in Milwaukee, relating to the removal OF
chattel mortgages from files; to provide for
laying out a public highway and the con-
struction OF a viaduct across the Menomi-
nee Valley in the city OF Milwaukee, and to
authorize the city to issue bonds to the
amount OF $25O,OO0 therefor.
MADISON. April 13.-Aseembly bills were
concurred in: Making it unlawful for any
clerk or inspector Of election to issue or
write, or alter for any person on the day
OF election any ballot, provided by law,
and any such officer who shall violate the
chon no O,,i1t Of
msdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be punished by fine not exceeding 500,
or by imprisonment not exceeding six
months, or both, in the discretion the
court.
MADISON, April 14.-The legislative halls
are nearly deserted to-day. Everything is
in chaotic condition. All day bills were
sent to the governor and by him taken
under consideration. Already over five
hundred bills have become laws except
that they have not been published in the
official state paper. In fact only very
small number, not over half at most, have
gone to the governor. Most of the mem
bers left for home to-day.
MADISON, April 15.-Both Houses of the
Legisla adjourned sine die to-day at
O'Clock. The number of bills which pass.
ed both Houses was SIS; became laws by
executive approval, 536; became laws
WIuUOuU approval, VoUO0U, 20.
Assembly.
MADISON, April 1.-THE session of the
assembly was largely devoted to routine
business and killing unimportant measures.
The bill to amend the registry laws 80 as
to require registration OF voters in cities
from 5000 to 10000 inhabitants, as
condition Of being allowed to vote on cleo
ton day was passed. The senate bill to
exempt public library associations from
taxation was concurred in.
MADISON, April 12.-In the Assembly the
Senate amendment was concurred in,
placing the proposed school for the feeble
minded and idotic in the charge OF the
State Board of Supervision.
MADISON, April 13.-Senate bills were
concurred in: Enabling temporary aid to
be given INDECENT ex-union soldiers without
requiring them to be sent to the almshouse
exempting only sacred articles, provisions
sewing machines, and few other things
from attachment, when suit ia brought by
servant girls, etc., for recovery OF wages;
authorizing the governor to prosecute and
settle aims of the state against the
United States; providing that whenever the
Wisconsin Veterans home-an institution
which the 6. A. r. proposes to establish in
Milwaukee shall be establis ed the state
will appropriate So per week for the
maintenance of each honorably discharged,
OeSUlUuCe, eX Union SOl01or, nOU aOI0 TO
obtain admission to the National Sol
diers' home, and each destitute widow of an
honorably discharged ex-Union soldier;
making it penal offense for any com.
mission engaged In the erection OF public
buildings to exceed the appropriation made
therefor; requiring the attorney general, in
stead of the insurance Commissioner to
prosecute insurance companies for viola
tions of the law, all fines, after expenses
have been paid, to go into the state treas
ury; making gambling by chambers OF
commerce, boards Of trade and others by
means OF fictitious contracts for buying or
selling stocks, bonds, grain, pork or prod
uce OF any kind punishable by fine not ex-
ceeding $500 nor less that 5000 for first
offense, and for second, six months inn
prisonment in addition to the above; in
sorting the Mutual Benefit society of the
Grand Army of the Republic in the list Of
those companies declared not to be life in
surance companies, in the meaning OF the
general laws.
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